NJ Oct 8th class

[imacdog]

So yeah, about that.... I can't swim. Not even a little. I might as well be a brick... Anyway, not ever having done this before, what goes into this? Am I gonna need the spongebob floaties or what?

Everything done in the pool (floatation techniques and working the life raft) is done with your life jacket on. They aren't great but if you can dog paddle or just flail around a whole bunch, you should be okay. If not, your classmates can practice rescue techniques as well.

 

[LR25]

"I'm lookin at 4 to 4.5 from BOS to TEB....."
Consider a rental car one way. Have the company fly you home to BOS at the end of the tour.... we have a 'dummy tix' program. They'll credit you the amount of $ it would cost to get you back to TEB and then you buy a tix to BOS.

They will buy you a ticket to a "non" domicile airport at the end of your tour?

 

[CA1900]

They will buy you a ticket to a "non" domicile airport at the end of your tour?

No -- you'll buy a ticket at the end of the tour, to anywhere you want.

You tell the company you're doing this, and they'll note in the computer what the ticket to your domicile would have cost if you'd taken it. You'll then submit for reimbursement of the ticket you bought, up to the what they would have spent to get you to your domicile.


Note that every so often, you'll actually fly a plane back to your domicile versus airlining there. If that happens, you'd be totally on the hook to get yourself back home, since the company wouldn't have spent any money on an airline for you. I can't speak for other bases, but that's only happened to me once so far in a year or so of being based at PBI.

 

[woota]

I got the good news today that I'm back in the October 8th indoc class and was moved from from the xls to the 800xp. I'll see you all in October after all.

 

[RP170]

I got the good news today that I'm back in the October 8th indoc class and was moved from from the xls to the 800xp. I'll see you all in October after all.

Very nice! I'll trade you the Ultra for the 800XP. See you again in a couple of weeks.

 

[LR25]

No -- you'll buy a ticket at the end of the tour, to anywhere you want.

You tell the company you're doing this, and they'll note in the computer what the ticket to your domicile would have cost if you'd taken it. You'll then submit for reimbursement of the ticket you bought, up to the what they would have spent to get you to your domicile.


Note that every so often, you'll actually fly a plane back to your domicile versus airlining there. If that happens, you'd be totally on the hook to get yourself back home, since the company wouldn't have spent any money on an airline for you. I can't speak for other bases, but that's only happened to me once so far in a year or so of being based at PBI.

Thanks for the info.

 

[johnsonrod]

I got the good news today that I'm back in the October 8th indoc class and was moved from from the xls to the 800xp. I'll see you all in October after all.

Good job. Were you awarded the 800XP (Honeywell version with mix of glass and analog) or the 800XP-C (Collins version - all glass)? I hear the Hawker is a nice airplane to fly.

 

[woota]

The email said the 800 XPC. I'm looking forward to it.

 

[RP170]

The email said the 800 XPC. I'm looking forward to it.

I'm jealous. That will be a whole lot less work than the XL as well.

 

[On Your Six]

The email said the 800 XPC. I'm looking forward to it.

That Pro Line 21 system up front will make your job easier. That would be a great fleet to get on IMO.

 

[Floyd94]

Upgrade

What are they telling you guys upgrade time is in the interview?

 

[RP170]

What are they telling you guys upgrade time is in the interview?

I don't recall them telling me any specific time frame.

 

[bosdrx]

They told me 24 months. That was back in June.

 

[RP170]

They told me 24 months. That was back in June.

Riiiiight. Are there even any FO's upgrading at the 24 month point right now?

 

[Floyd94]

They told me 24 months. That was back in June.

They suckered me in with that too. Don't count on a 2 year upgrade... more like 5-6 year upgrade.

I was just curious if they were still telling people "2 years". Granted there are people that are currently upgrading around that time frame, its just that people that are hired today are lucky to get a 4 year upgrade.